"I fell in love with painting when I discovered Monet's water lilies and this idea of painting something that's in movement. And then I got obsessed with the face and the portrait, which is a bit the same, this kind of fleeting aspect of identity that you cannot really grasp or catch."
"In translating her designs to glass, Tabouret hopes to channel movement in different ways, harnessing the power of the translucent surface, so that her visions are "dancing through the light" as the sun rises and falls each day."
"President Emmanuel Macron seized upon the restoration work as an opportunity to bring a contemporary touch to the chapels on the south side of the cathedral, designed by 19th-century architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, by hosting an open call to create six new windows."
Claire Tabouret, a 44-year-old French artist, is known for her richly colored figurative canvases that explore motion and the ephemeral quality of identity. Her inspiration stems from Monet's water lilies and her fascination with portraiture as a fleeting aspect of human existence. Currently, Tabouret is featured in two major exhibitions: a career retrospective titled "Weaving Waters, Weaving Gestures" at Museum Voorlinden in the Netherlands, and "Claire Tabouret: In a Single Breath" at Paris's Grand Palais. The latter showcases her designs for six stained-glass windows at Notre-Dame Cathedral depicting the Biblical story of Pentecost. Through translucent glass, Tabouret aims to capture movement through light, creating visions that dance as sunlight changes throughout the day.
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